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Every place that I have lived or visited has memories attached with it. Our brains are wired to store images continuously. And, these flashes of images make us nostalgic.

Home sweet home!

Whenever I think about my hometown Lucknow, I can relive all 21 years of my life in one go. My home, my school – all set within few kilometers of each other. Then, my maternal grandparents also not too far. The carefree days spent with cousins and friends!

My very first memories go back to spending time with my grandparents. My grandfather used to tell us new stories every night & I used to tease my grandmother by hiding behind doors. And, the summer vacations which were spent at my maternal grandparents home. The Nawabi culture of Lucknow is so embedded in my system that I still use ‘Hum’ & ‘Aap’ for ‘I’ & ‘You’. 🙂

Later, my job then took me across various places in India, with Mumbai being my favorite. I vividly remember the day I had landed in Mumbai. From woolen jackets of Lucknow to cotton shrugs of Mumbai in January. Mumbai – city of dreams had welcomed us with its rhythmic chaos!

Marine Drive, Mumbai

I had revisited Mumbai after three years and still the place was just as lively. Night out at Marine Drive, shopping in Bandra or the Vada pao at every corner of the city! I can write a whole book about my bag of memories.

Isn’t this how we live our lives? Gathering memories each day and replaying them over and over. It’s not only happy memories that shape our world, but also the sad ones! What are your happiest memories? Do you believe that memories shape how we plan our future?

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Problogger October 2017 Blogging Challenge to #WriteBravely.

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We all have that one friend who stays with us through thick and thin. We can go on for days without talking & things still stay the same. This one is for a one such crazy friend of mine !

In your lifetime u gain loads of memories. Memories that u cherish forever. Some ppl become an integral part of your memories. And then on leaving them u have the boxful of memories to remember. Well, I will be leaving my hometown in few days n so at times I do get nostalgic. U live in a city whole your life, suddenly on leaving u remember all the good old days….Hmm…I will miss it all so much…But I m all too eager to begin the new phase of my life.

This blog is dedicated to my best friend n lil sweet sis “Saumya” just to tell u how much u mean to me…Dear I will miss u the most……Dis pic always reminds me of us together 🙂

Being cousins and best friends has given us loads of advantages. From attending school fest to family functions,we have enjoyed it all…Being in the same school was a boon n a bane together…My earliest memory goes back to primary classes when we use to take each other’s copy during exams for preparation n to see what extra has been taught in ur class. But understanding what u write has given me lots of headache always….kamsekam ab to thoda fir acha likhti ho 😀

U r my “8.5th friend”. Kya logic lagaya tha tumne….kabhi puri frnd, kabhi aadhi frnd…bt ab tak to i hope its puri frnd !!! I will miss your humor and the bakwaas we do together…Most of the happy memories we have are of us together on scooty. We go out together n we r bound to be lost. Trying new paths is the best thing we do 🙂

Our first trip on the scooty was such a blunder. Driving on a one-way flyover n thinking tat y is everyone staring at us….logo ke expressions i will never forget…Dono ko raasta nahi pata tha but fir bhi ghumne nikal pade…Remember the time when it was raining and we were returning from ur institute….It was an stormy evening, we were drenched in rains…bt still were trying to find the correct way home…

Going together to school, getting late everyday for assembly n the gossip sessions during the prayers !!!

The lunch time n the choir practices during Quanta were so much fun…n how can i forget being “escorts”….We were for kitchen duty n kitne pastries n sandwiches u stole 😀

but fir uske khaane mein jaada masti aati thi na….

Another time when we were lost was when we were going to buy my books last year….n yaar koi raasta nahi yaad rakh sakte na hum logo…n pure time log khud hi hume raasta bata rahe the…The latest fun on scooty we had was travelling parallel to the railway line…Well, itna to pakka hai ki we can never go with the normal traffic…hamesha kuch gadbad hi hoti hai….Baatein karte rehte hai n we forget to take turns !!!

We have been friends since so long but movie kab dekhi humne saath mein ?? People find it so strange that we have not been to movie together earlier and that we dont hav much pics together…but kya farak padta hai….aise hi humara time paas hota rehta hai….

The long telephone talks and the sms chats….Sitting in the same parlour n still texting it each other…lolz…n the best was when we were returning in the same car and still talking on sms 🙂

But we have had so many best conversations by just sitting quietly. The strong telepathy we share for thinking of silly excuses is so helpful to save ourselves frm trouble….

The trips to eat “basket chat” n to have cold coffee are innumerable..But each one of those trip is spl in its own way….n yaad hai ek baar parking pe police vaale gaadi lene uthane aa gaye the….fir bhi kya bahana maara tha….n the concert we attended together was also fun…The fun in all the weddings we attend is just awesome…all the dance n dhol is soo much masti !!!

In the last few months we have spent time together so much…Meeting everyday,going out to ganj n the trips to doctor’s clinic…wow…whole bunch of memories…each spl n close to my heart for diff reasons…I know u r getting senti thoda thoda…u r thinking tat wen wil we meet up next….bt dont wry dear…I m nt gng far-off to some alien land…Now u will also join ur job in few months time n den we will come back home in hols n meet n have all the fun again…

We will have the wonderful time on scooty again n will agn sing songs on the top of our voices while driving !!!